According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, five percent of American children have been diagnosed with ADD/ADHD, prompting thousands of children to take medications like Ritalin and Adderall. Some parents and health professionals worry that we’re too quickly diagnosing our youngest patients, but for others a diagnosis has provided much needed help for their struggling children. Has the boom in ADD/ADHD made our children healthier, or only over-medicated them?
I do agree with you on the side effects of those drugs on people. They are extremely dangerous especially for someone who is just taking them to bet high or to lose... Read More
- smel4u | December 11, 2008 11:42AM
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